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‘From the early 1840s[ce],* Courbet (1819-17[ce]) had produced a whole series of self-portraits which showed not only a certain narcissistic delight in depicting himself but also a real fascination with his own image in different roles of moods.

After 1855[ce],** Courbet's interest in painting himself waned, as if he was largely satisfied with “The Studio” [(1854-5[ce])]*** as a grand and final public declaration of himself as an artist.’

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*(ie from age c[irca]20)

**(ie after age c[irca]35)

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****[ibid (Encyclopaedia of Visual Art 5:774)]

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